Bob Rennie, AFCA Curriculum Vitae (August 2005) 5523Indian River Drive                 North Vancouver, B.C.                                Web Page V7G 2T7                                        www.artistbobrennie.com 604 929 3608                                 Art Education             1964- Began painting in oils to provide a break from PhD studies in Mathematics. 1965- Vancouver School Board Evening class in oils 1966-1981 Continued to paint in oils 1981- Evening class in watercolours from Alan W. Edwards, President of Federation of Canadian Artists.  Alan became one of my chief mentors. 1981- Attended FCA Workshop in watercolours on Salt Spring Island 1982- Attended FCA Workshop in watercolours on Salt Spring Island 1983-1988 Coordinated and attended the FCA Workshop on Salt Spring for two weeks each summer.  The instructors included Kiff Holland, Bob Genn, Mike Svob, Alan Wylie, Liz Smiley, Rex Brandt, Joan Irving, Linda Doll, Judi Betts, Christopher Schink, Carl Christopherson and Richard Nelson. 1983- attended a one-week summer watercolor workshop with Rex Brandt and Joan Irving in California. 1986- Florence Italy, attended a three-week workshop with instructors Harry Heine and David McLaulgin.   1988- attended a one-week watercolour workshop with Christopher Schink on Vancouver Island. 1995- attended a weekend workshop with Kiff Holland at Capilano College. 2001- attended a 3-day oil workshop with Alan Wylie 2002- February, Attended a 5 day oil workshop with Mike Svob 2002- September, Attended a 5 day oil workshop with Mike Svob 2004- Nov- Attended a 4 day oil workshop with Neil Patterson Professional Activities 1983- One-person show in North Vancouver City Hall 1983- Started showing in the Grosvenor Gallery of Vancouver 1983-1988 Coordinated FCA Salt Spring Summer Workshops (See above) 1985- One-person show in West Vancouver Library 1985-1995- Showed in 10 galleries in British Columbia and Alberta-e.g. Pegasus Gallery on Salt Spring, Humberston Edwards in West Vancouver, Creekhouse Gallery on Granville Island. 1988- Cates tug painting juried into North Shore Credit Union Calendar 1989- awarded the prestigious signature of AFCA. (Associate of the Federation of Canadian Artists) by my peers in the Federation of Canadian Artists. 1990- Commissioned to do Miki Tug painting for the cover of  “The Westcoast Mariner” magazine, March issue. 1990- Commissioned by Seaspan International to do five tug paintings for their entrance lobby.  These were in the lobby until Seaspan was sold.  Seapspan also did 100 prints of three paintings for gifts. 1991- (Approximately) One-person show in Ferry Building Gallery 1993- (Approximately) One-person show in Seymour Art Gallery 1991-1994- Taught mathematics during the summer months in Indonesia.  This took time away from painting, but gave me good subject matter. 1992- (Approximately) Served as juror for Seymour Art Gallery Shows 1993- (Approximately) Seymour Art Gallery purchased one of my paintings. 1998- Retired as a mathematics instructor and started painting full time. 1998-2001 Revived and coordinated the FCA Saltspring Island Summer Workshops 2000- Juried into FCA international AIM show (First Prize $25,000) 2001- Juror for an Art Show for FCA Gallery with Robert Genn and Tin Yan 2001- Juried into 3 shows in FCA Gallery including the prestigious Medal Show. 2001- Tug painting juried into Foss Tug calendar. (Foss is the largest tug company on the west USA coast.) 2001- Painting in FCA, Paint by Numbers show. 2002- Participated in the Harmony Arts Summer Studio Visits program 2002- Painting in FCA, Paint by Numbers show 2002- November- Juror for FCA Show 2002- November- Juror for West Vancouver Sketch Club with Susanne Northcott 2003-March- Demo for West Vancouver Sketch Club 2003- August- Oil Juried into FCA International Show-Painting on the Edge 2003-December- One Person  (One month) Show at Seymour Art Gallery, Deep Cove 2003-December- Selected as sole Juror for Dynamics Chocolate Box covers competition. 2004- January through February Taught 5 weekly classes in watercolours for the Port Kells Art Club in Langley BC 2004- February-A featured artist in the Boat Show Gallery of the Vancouver Boat Show 2004- March- One month as one person Feature Artist at Hambleton Fine Art Services in Vancouver. 2004-July- Taught 2 day watercolour course for Seymour Art Gallery 2004- July- One month one person show at the Casual Gourmet Restaurant (35 paintings) 2004- August- Studio open house (2 days) in conjuction with Harmony Arts Festival of West Vancouver. 2004- August – WC painting accepted in juried FCA international show- “Painting on the Edge”  750 entries, 55 chosen for show 2004- August- Taught 4 day WC workshop for extension services of Capilano College 2004- September – Invited to participate in the FCA Paint by Numbers Show. 2004- November- One person show in the West Vancouver Memorial Library “Around the World in Oil and Watercolour” 34 Paintings. 2004- Oct 30, Nov 6 Taught two  1 day WC workshop for Capilano College Continuing Ed 2004- Nov Submitted 4 paintings to a juried show for West Vancouver Sketch Club.  All were accepted- jurors were Robert Genn and Nancy O’Toole. 2005-April Invited by the FCA Abbotsford Chapter to demonstrate watercolors. 2005- February- Two day  workshop in watercolors at Capilano College 2005- March and April a one person show at the Casual Gourmet Restaurant- 20 paintings 2005- June Instructed a two week joint painting workshop with Mike Svob in France, then toured Brittany with Mike for one week. 2005 August instructed a 4 day wc workshop on marine painting at Capilano College 2005 September instructing a two day WC workshop at Capilano College 2005 September, October instructing a 4 day WC workshop at Port Kells Watercolour Club 2006- Organizing aWatercolour class in Peurto Vallarta in February 2006 2006  June  planning another European class along with Mike Svob Travel Sketched and photographed in all of the following locations: Asia (mainly Indonesia): 8 months,   Europe: 6 months Auto trip across Canada: 2 months Many visits to Western USA and Western Canada Cruised Alaska, Caribbean, Hawaii and Mexico down to Panama United Kingdom-3 Weeks in Sept 2004 Mexico all of January 2005 Teaching art in  France June 2005